Clark'S Mining Bee vs star-thistle

Andrena clarkella compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

  • Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Clark'S Mining Bee star-thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Andrenidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Andrena Centaurea
Species Andrena clarkella Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Clark'S Mining Bee star-thistle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clark'S Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

star-thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Clark'S Mining Bee

The Clark'S Mining Bee (Andrena clarkella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

star-thistle

No description available.

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